15 Phoenix Comicon Parties and Nightlife Events

The Sheraton is getting in on Comicon-related activities and festivities this year, including three of can't miss events happening after nightfall. The annual Doctor Who: Party Like A Time Lord gala will be held in the hotel's ballroom from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 6, and will include special cocktails, dancing, and attendees dressed as their favorite characters from the landmark BBC show. Admission is free.

A few hours later, the yearly Geek Prom will commence at 9 p.m. and feature a retro gaming theme and a slew of prizes, face painting, balloon artists, the crowning of a king and queen, and a nonstop parade of some of the sexiest and most spectacular costumes of the entire weekend. As always, the prom requires both regular Comicon admission and a separate $15 ticket for each person.

And on Saturday, June 7, the hotel will host the Comedy Mutant Tour starring the always-amusing Mr. Show vet Brian Posehn, as well as Myq Kaplan and Mike Drucker. The laughs start at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $20 and reserved seating is $50.

The annual Zombie Walk outside of the Phoenix Convention Center won't be the only place in downtown where creatures of the night in spooky makeup will writhe about on Friday, June 6. Just up Central Avenue inside goth nightclub Palazzo, DJ Tristan/Iseult will reign over the dance floor during a special Comicon after-party edition of his HÄXAN party that's been dubbed "Necromancy: Witches, Warlocks & The Walking Dead." A soundtrack of discordant jams (read: darkwave, witch house, industrial, and doomed disco) will ring out courtesy of Tristan/Iseult and DJ Plastic Disease while unsettling visuals are projected on the wall. Costumes of an undead nature are encouraged. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $8.